…Inaugurates committee to supervise, monitor UBEC special schools
The Federal Government has announced plans to phase out the separation of Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) from Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) as part of reforms aimed at tackling Nigeria’s growing out-of-school children crisis, following disclosure that more than 20 million pupils who enrolled in primary schools failed to progress to senior secondary education.
Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while inaugurating the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Ministerial Implementation and Monitoring Committee.
Alausa said the current education structure, which separates junior and senior secondary schools, had failed to provide a seamless transition for learners and had contributed significantly to the country’s alarming school dropout rate.
According to the minister, government findings showed that while Nigeria has about 80,000 public primary schools, there are only about 15,000 junior secondary schools, creating a major gap that prevents millions of pupils from continuing their education after primary school.
